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I finally got myself a 97 328 cabrio last week and have been nerding out on all types of forums trying to educate myself on what's what bmw stylo.

Come to find this forum and been hanging out for a while reading the stickies and faqs before I start asking stupid questions....anyway I'm rambling

So I kept seeing this Porter Cable model coming up all over the place and I finally saw a picture of it.

Looked very similar to a tool that I inherited a few years ago and never even took the time to double check what it was. I assumed it was some cheap angle grinder and I already have a couple nice ones so it was shelved.

I go to search for it and sure enough it's a 7424!!! Niiiiice!

I can't see any way of identifying who makes the backing plate. I measured it at 6".

5.5" concentrates the power a little better plus on contours it won't cause the pad to stop as easily. I think the majority of people use 5.5" pads.

The XP might have some more juice, but you can't beat the price on the one I found

I hate decisions like this. Gets me second guessing my choices for no good reason.

I was all set to go with a 6.5", then doogee suggested a 5.5" and I was thinking about that. I called eshine to see what they suggested and they said "we sell a lot more of the 6.5" pads if it means anything to you" so I was back on track with my 6.5"....now this again

I already have a 4.5" and 6.5" backing pads, so I was thinking of getting some buffing pads in those sizes.